Baloch Zubair W, Livolsi Virginia A
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19103, USA.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2002 Jan;117(1):143-50. doi: 10.1309/8VL9-ECXY-NVMX-2RQF.
This review focuses on follicular-patterned lesions of the thyroid gland and their differential diagnosis. Included are a discussion of the features differentiating follicular adenoma from adenomatous or hyperplastic nodule and follicular adenoma from follicular carcinoma and the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. The cytologic and histologic characteristics are described, and criteria for diagnosing the major follicular lesions are reviewed.
本综述聚焦于甲状腺的滤泡型病变及其鉴别诊断。内容包括区分滤泡性腺瘤与腺瘤性或增生性结节、滤泡性腺瘤与滤泡癌以及甲状腺乳头状癌滤泡变体的特征讨论。描述了其细胞学和组织学特征,并对诊断主要滤泡性病变的标准进行了综述。